Easy Tiger

The Broadway Across America touring production of Life of Pi and Broadway in Cincinnati presented a behind-the-scenes look at the visually stunning show, playing through Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Aronoff Center. Members of Life of Pi’s production team and cast explained their methods, the show’s impact, and answered questions from students from UC’s College Conservatory of Music and School for the Creative and Performing Arts, many of whom were treated to opening night tickets for the show.

Taha Mandviwala, a London, Ky. native who got his start at Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park, stars as Pi. Guests at the behind-the-scenes event got a surprise appearance from Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger at the center of the story, and the three world-class puppeteers who bring him to life.

Good news: Broadway in Cincinnati has announced rush tickets are available through the end of the show. Tickets will be 50% off current pricing at the Aronoff Center box office, two hours prior to the performance, while supplies last. 

Based on the novel that sold more than 15 million copies and became a worldwide phenomenon, Life of Pi is an epic story of perseverance and hope that speaks to every generation.

After a shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi survives on a lifeboat with four companions— a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. Told with jaw-dropping visuals, world-class puppetry, and exquisite stagecraft, Life of Pi creates a breathtaking journey that will leave you filled with awe and joy.

Get tickets at cincinnatiarts.evenue.net/events/LPI.